Do you ever get the feeling like your 
bathroom’s getting smaller and you can barely see any counter space amongst all the lipstick, eye shadow and mascara? Well you’re not alone. Here’s some tips to help you organize that mess.
- Start by going through all of your beauty products and throwing out any old makeup, hair products, sunscreen and lotions that you haven’t used in over a year. Mascara and eye liner (that’s aren’t Jane Iredale!) expire after about six months. Foundation, lipstick and powder expire after a year. year. Take a wiff of all your lipsticks and creams. If they smell like crayon or something rancid then you know for sure they’re bad. But even if they small fine they might be bad. If you, like me, only use Jane Iredale then the powders never go bad, but the creams still have a shelf life of about four years.
- To help keep your products fresh, sharpen pencils after each use and put a sticker on the bottom of your new products to record the date of purchase so you’ll know when it’s time to toss them.
- Separate your daily makeup from the rest of your collection and put it in a makeup bag, so it’s ready to grab at your convenience. Place bag in a drawer or on a shelf. Keep makeup in a cool dry place. Showers make steam and steam is hard on makeup. This is why in the olden days women had a makeup vanity outside the bathroom! But you can at least try and keep your product in a closed cabinet or drawer.
- Depending on your space, you may need counter top or drawer organizers. Acrylic ones are great since you can see through them, but use whatever you want.Once you’ve got the organizing unit that’s right for your space, divvy up your collection and put all your lipstick in one compartment, your shadows in another and your powders in another. Avoid stacking and arrange cosmetics so all your options are visible. Store all your makeup brushes and tools in a cup or cylinder container. If you store your makeup in the bathroom, consider storing your makeup brushes in a mesh bag to keep bristles clean.Now that you have more space come on in and I’ll help you fill it up again. 😉